As the human race emerged from the Middle Ages into the start of modernity, we learned more about the world around us. We also took some wild flights of fancy, however. The humanoid creatures we ...

Medieval Europe was filled with terrifying legends and monstrous creatures that haunted the imaginations of its people. In ...

Animals were an important part of the everyday lives of ancient and medieval people, whether they were real or imagined, and their literary use in the Middle Ages formed a moral language.

Then they became the monster of the Middle Ages. Since ancient times, dragons existed in different cultures as indomitable creatures or signs of good luck.

During the Middle Ages, dragons more often figured in accounts about the lives of saints and religious figures than stories of heists and adventures. Photo illustration by Meilan Solly / Photos ...

European maps from the Middle Ages are full of strange lands, legendary races and fabulous monsters. Only the Church with the help of God was able to provide protection against these horrors. The ...

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In the Middle Ages – roughly between the fifth and the 15th century – people debated the significance of monsters, questioning why an all-powerful God would inflict them upon them.

Last week’s conference of yeti experts in the Siberian town of Tashtagol prompted RFE/RL staff in Prague to take another look at hairy humanoids. Inclined to skepticism, we nevertheless bring ...

If “Newt” and “Bill” are indicators, the gargoyle is getting a new lease on life.In the Middle Ages, these fantastic creatures were thought to be fallen angels and only turned up as water ...